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Autopsy. it covers everything from republican messaging to candidates in an attempt to move the party forward. the republican national chairman announced the findings this morning. >> theres no one reason we lost. our message was weak. our ground game was insufficient. we werent inclusive. we were behind in both data and digital. and our primary and debate process needed improvement. >> needs improvement is one way to put it. when asked to describe the party, focus groups used the word scary, na...

Thats when the danger is of being low above the ground and then you also have to open your parachute. >> they say they do d. not get permission to i do in i of this. they did tell us they did it first thing in the morning to avoid interfering with air traffic. im shepard smith. this is the fox report. its the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. and the public opinion of the republican party is at an all-time low. thats according to a report by the republican party. five veteran g.o...

Coming up, the most egregious examples of racism on display at cpac. their big tent is getting oh so small. stay with us. >> im sorry, but were not disrespectful to anybody. look at what these focus groups have got these poor guys believing. look at this. our party is narrow minded, o. out of touch. not out of touch. we are in touch with the founding of this country. we are in touch with the greatness of this country and its people. id like one of those desserts and some coffee. sure. cake or pi...

Thought. the way we communicate our principles isnt resonating widely enough. focus groups described our party as narrow-minded. out of touch. and, quote, stuffy old men. >> out of nearly 100 pages, lets take a look at three main parts of this overall. $10 million minority outreach. two, an election to tap into election funds faster. and three, fewer presidential debates. a move designed keep party candidates from cannibalizing one another before facing off against their opponent. >> we know we ...

Revelation of their own autopsy on what went badly wrong in 2012. this morning, it fell to rnc chair, reince priebus to give his party an uncompromising look in the rearview mirror. >> our message was weak. our ground game was insufficient. we werent inclusive. we were behind in both data and digital. and our primary and debate process needed improvement. >> yes, mr. priebus presided over the party for all of that and he remains in charge for the release of the savage and scolding document, "the...

Teleprompter. the whole thing was sort of surreal, but i think the important thing to note is how well she was received here in what is sort of the citadel of the grassroots of the republican party. and that sends a strong message to chairman priebus and others trying to heal the wounds of the party that theyve got a lot of work to do. when she ridicules background checks for guns, shes taking on an issue 92% of americans support and she got a big hand for it in that room. that tells you the gul...

Results so far, what do we know about how its working? >> what weve done, we have had a very small pilot in preparation for the grant, we had several families try it and one of the nice things about it, you can use it in different languages, so its not just english-speaking languages and thats helpful, because we need the parents to know you can help expand that vocabulary and also helps in terms of brain development as well. so we have seen that parents are very excited about it. we have had so...

Established just seven weeks ago. but already theyve been bringing americans together. already theyve had 10,000 neighborhood team captains signed up, helped organize 100 day of action for gun control events nationally. 100 events. organized 1,200 watch parties for the state of the union 1.1 million people have done at least one volunteer action for the organization. impressive numbers in seven weeks. >> nothing that any of us have ever seen matches it. it is incredible. and of course, most of t...

>> i think the reason why weve been successful is that weve always trusted that people have good taste. rather than trying to dumb things down or do focus groups and try to figure out what does everybody like. >> reporter: the result, even as the recession raged, hindys place kept going. even as per capita beer consumption plummeted, the brooklyn brewery kept growing. >> well, i think its just the fundamental fact that people are drinking less beer, but theyre drinking more special beers. and, y...

Long-time foreign correspondent in some of the worlds most dangerous places. he quit the news business back in the 1980s and decided to turn his hobby of making beer into a small business. he started in a part of new york where property values were comparatively reasonable. his small team focused on keeping costs low, quality high. helping community charities instead of buying big ads, and crafting distinctive brews that stood out from mass-produced beers. >> i think the reason why weve been suc...